Resources


Links

SIOP Resources - Fresno Unified School District (CA) SIOP training website with lots of great "use in the classroom" resources
Strategies Library - Reading Rocket's Classroom Strategies Library contains detailed directions for many of the strategies suggested in the Sheltered Instruction Components "Menu" listed below.
Student Participation Ideas - Google Docs list of brief, cooperative activities by Doug Rhoten Production to encourage student engagement and participation.
Washington Post Article about implementation of SIOP at Sugarland Elementary School in Sterling, VA.
SIOP Prezi - Overview Prezi of the SIOP model by Todd Patrick.

Downloadable Documents
A checklist of different strategies/activities to use with various SIOP components
Sheltered Instruction Components "Menu"

Strategies & Activities Chart
Shades of Meaning
Signal Words poster set
Magic Buttons set
SQP2RS full-color poster set
HOTS Questions Template

Lesson Plan Templates
SIOP Unit Template
Another SIOP Template


Books

  • Echevarria, Jana L., Vogt, Mary Ellen, & Short, Deborah J. Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model, 4th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2013. The newest edition of the basic book on SIOP. Includes a companion online website with resources for teachers.
  • Echevarria, Jana L., Short, Deborah J., & Vogt, Mary Ellen J. Implementing the SIOP Model through Effective Professional Development and Coaching. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2007. Contains some great examples of newsletters and component summary bookmarks to share with teachers.
  • Fathman, Ann K. & Crowther, David T., Eds. Science for English Language Learners: K-12 Classroom Strategies. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press, 2006. A book by science teachers incorporating techniques of SIOP.
  • Vogt, Mary Ellen J. & Echevarria, Jana L. 99 Ideas and Activities for Teaching English Learners with the SIOP Model. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2007. This book gives detailed instructions for activities & strategies organized by the eight components. It also includes sample SIOP lesson plans focused on the various components.


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